Braden Calvert takes down Gunnlaugson, Shuster to win bonspiel

The Goldine Icebreaker Bonspiel at the Granite Curling Club wrapped up on Sunday with Winnipeg's Braden Calvert stealing the show.

Calvert won the event, which featured eight mens teams, by taking down arguably the two biggest names in the competition in Jason Gunnlaugson and Olympic gold medalist John Shuster.

Calvert beat Gunnlaugson in the semi-final 7-2 before taking down Shuster and his fellow American teammates in the final 4-3.

There were 10 teams on the women's side and another Winnipeg team came away with the win. Darcy Robertson beat Russia's Anna Sidorova 9-8 in the final, after getting through American Cory Christensen in the semi-final by a score of 7-4.

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The Goldine Icebreaker Bonspiel at the Granite Curling Club wrapped up on Sunday with Winnipeg's Braden Calvert stealing the show.

Calvert won the event, which featured eight mens teams, by taking down arguably the two biggest names in the competition in Jason Gunnlaugson and Olympic gold medalist John Shuster.

Calvert beat Gunnlaugson in the semi-final 7-2 before taking down Shuster and his fellow American teammates in the final 4-3.

There were 10 teams on the women's side and another Winnipeg team came away with the win. Darcy Robertson beat Russia's Anna Sidorova 9-8 in the final, after getting through American Cory Christensen in the semi-final by a score of 7-4.

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